[jonboy]

Ahem (sound of voice clearing). Perhaps I should put on my flame proof suit for stating the obvious. Everyone said that he would pick a pro-choice VP. He didn't. Everyone said that he would allow funding for continued stem cell research. He didn't. Now everyone is saying here at this forum that President Bush is going to BLATENTLY go against EASILY verifiable campaign rhetoric to sign a terrible and UNCONSTITUTIONAL bill that guts the First Amendment. They say that he is an idiot, a liar, a sellout, etc. etc. etc. and HE HAS NOT EVEN SIGNED THE BILL!!!! If the President wants to play politics and keep people guessing to the end that is his call. I'm banking on the fact that when he says something he means it. Maybe I'm naive and setting myself up for a fall. But I believe that he will come out of this somehow smelling like a rose with the bill NOT HAVING BEEN SIGNED. I don't think for a minute that he is so stupid to sign something that will hurt him with a substantial number in his base but which will not really help him. Do we all REALLY think that he is going to allow the Democrats to come back and bang him over the head with this as they say, "While we are glad the President NOW agrees with us on campaign Finance reform, we find it very troubling that he would say one thing in the campaign and do another for political reasons, VERY troubling."

I'll make my prediction. BUSH WILL NOT SIGN THIS BILL! Write it down and either eat crow or tell me so later.

[M. Thatcher]

BUSH WILL NOT SIGN THIS BILL!

Oh yeah?

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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 20, 2002
Statement by the President

Like many Republicans and Democrats in the Congress, I support common-sense reforms to end abuses in our campaign finance system. The reforms passed today, while flawed in some areas, still improve the current system overall, and I will sign them into law.

The legislation makes some important progress on the timeliness of disclosure, individual contribution limits, and banning soft money from corporations and labor unions, but it does present some legitimate constitutional questions. I continue to believe the best reform is full and timely disclosure of campaign contributions.

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Return to this article at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020320-21.html

[jonboy]

(Statement by the White House that Bush WILL sign this crap! What can I say? I'm shocked. He IS a liar)

[Uncle Bill]

"I'll make my prediction. BUSH WILL NOT SIGN THIS BILL! Write it down and either eat crow or tell me so later."

[jimkress]

He already publically announced he will sign this bill.

[sicsemperchad]

Ditto. I do not think Bush is stupid enough to commit in writing and then contradict it. I smell a veto and this letter is the introduction.